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Is kind-of ESM-only? Can you require() it?

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Last verified Sep 9, 2026 against kind-of@6.0.3. JSON

CommonJS CommonJS — require() works on every Node.js version

kind-of ships CommonJS only. require("kind-of") works everywhere. import "kind-of" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Latest
6.0.3 (Jan 16, 2020)
Module format
CommonJS
Last CommonJS version
6.0.3
TypeScript types
@types/kind-of
Node engines
>=0.10.0
Weekly downloads
107.3M
License
MIT

Does kind-of@6.0.3 actually load? Runtime test results

Installed and executed on Sep 9, 2026 with require("kind-of") from a CommonJS file and import "kind-of" from an ES module.

Runtimerequire("kind-of")import "kind-of"
Node.js 18✓ works✓ works
Node.js 20✓ works✓ works
Node.js 22✓ works✓ works
Node.js 24✓ works✓ works
Node.js 26✓ works✓ works
Bun 1.4✓ works✓ works

How to import kind-of

ES modules (import)

import kindOf from "kind-of";

Named imports from a CommonJS package only work when Node.js can statically detect them. If a named import fails, use the default import and destructure.

CommonJS (require)

const kindOf = require("kind-of");

Module format by version

Derived from the type, main and exports fields of every stable release on npm (26 versions; the newest 26 shown).

VersionsFormatFirst published
0.1.0 – 6.0.3CommonJSSep 26, 2014

Frequently asked

Is kind-of ESM-only?

kind-of@6.0.3 is a CommonJS package. kind-of ships CommonJS only. require("kind-of") works everywhere. import "kind-of" also works because Node.js and Bun can import CommonJS from ES modules, but only the default export is guaranteed; named imports depend on Node's static analysis of the module.

Can I import kind-of with ES module syntax?

Yes. import kindOf from "kind-of" works in Node.js and Bun because they support importing CommonJS modules. Named imports work only when Node.js can statically detect the exports.

Does kind-of work in Bun?

Yes. import "kind-of" loaded successfully in Bun 1.4 on Sep 9, 2026.

Does kind-of ship TypeScript types?

Not bundled. Install the community types with "npm install -D @types/kind-of".

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